KPS Global (KPSG) is the North American industry leader in the manufacture, production, and installation of Walk-in Coolers and Freezers. KPSG’s end-product serves many channels within the retail food market as well as industrial applications. KPSG is based in Fort Worth, Texas with Engineering activities centralized in the Fort Worth facility (along with Finance, Human Resources, Customer Operations, Sales, and Installation Services), supporting product manufacturing in five locations: Fort Worth, TX; Piney Flats, TN; Conyers, GA, San Dimas, CA, and Goodyear, AZ.

KPS Global values its outstanding people who are deeply committed to providing innovative, high-quality service to clients from coast-to-coast. As a member of the KPS team, you’ll be part of an exciting and modern company culture where you will enjoy professional flexibility and benefit from an environment where creativity, innovation, and hard work are rewarded.

KPS Global is looking for a Plant Manager, to join the Operations Group.

The Plant Manager is responsible for overall plant operations. This includes assuring a safe workplace followed by meeting all production demands. Production goals shall be achieved while adhering to best-in-class quality standards and plant efficiency targets. Additional key responsibilities include equipment maintenance (through an effective preventative maintenance program), employee engagement advancing both the business and LEAN culture for quality and productivity optimization, advancing cross training initiatives for increased workforce flexibility, and developing sound rapports with all supporting functions within and across other KPS facilities. This position will report to the Vice President of Manufacturing Operations.

The chosen candidate will also be responsible for workflow and workforce utilization, building close ties with peer Plant Managers (to identify and put in place total business best practices), assisting in developing annual business profit plans, and the control of spend across typical expense budget categories.

Job Responsibilities:

· Interest and ability to understand the key aspects of the manufacturing process. Ability to identify issues or non-conforming processes while in the factory and surface to area owners building creditability and confidence with the team.

· Own daily company operations to ensure a positive, safe, and productive working environment.

· Coordinate with Master Scheduling in manpower planning and adherence to in keeping with the cyclical nature of the business. Support budget development for recurring expense and capital needs and operate within. Own defined Operational Performance metrics adherence to and control / corrective measures as needed.

· Implementing strategies and action plans to ensure that the facility supports KPS Global LLC’s strategic initiatives (examples: work transfer, business operating systems overhaul, new product introductions and supporting processes, etc.).

· Plan, organize and direct the manufacturing and maintenance operations to ensure the most effective use of resources (man and machine).

· Improve manpower utilization within existing departments and processes to assure productivity initiatives and efficiency standards are realized.

· Continually improve safety records by addressing safety issues (near misses and recordables), support and assure compliance with the established safety program. Work closely with centralized EHS representative.

· Prepare and submit operating reports that summarize operations (monthly) with comment on positive as well as shortfall situations with appropriate recovery dialogue

· Engage employees in a team atmosphere advancing employee involvement, and process and quality ownership. Promote as a culture open - dialogue, idea generation, and winning as a team.

· Coordinate with other Plant Managers for asset utilization, sharing of best practices, capital expenditure reviews. Intent: mirror image operations plant-to-plant.